I can almost never get Netflix to work on my Premiere boxes without issues. If it's released for the mini I hope it's stored and run from the mini as opposed to accessing it from the Premiere.

The other apps don't use the Premiere. They launch locally on the Mini. So it's highly unlikely Netflix would be any different. If it's like the other apps it should run considerably better on the Mini then it does on the Premiere too.

The same thing happened again. I started streaming a different Netflix title this time. After 15 or 20 seconds the Mini rebooted again.

EDIT: I think it has something to do with 1080P. I tried a 720P title and played it for a few minutes with no issues. But as soon as I tried a title with 1080P streams, when it goes to the 1080P bitrate, the Mini reboots. At least on the Mini in my bedroom. I'll need to try my other Mini and see if it exhibits the same behavior.

The same thing happened again. I started streaming a different Netflix title this time. After 15 or 20 seconds the Mini rebooted again.

EDIT: I think it has something to do with 1080P. I tried a 720P title and played it for a few minutes with no issues. But as soon as I tried a title with 1080P streams, when it goes to the 1080P bitrate, the Mini reboots. At least on the Mini in my bedroom. I'll need to try my other Mini and see if it exhibits the same behavior.

I've been playing a TV show (Breaking Bad) for 14 minutes. So far so good.

Ok. So it must not actually have anything to do with the 1080P24 stream, but with the output of the Mini. I just forced the output of the Mini to only 720P, by unchecking the other resolutions. Now when I play the test video, I can play the regular 1080P stream and the two SUperHD streams without issue. Since Amazon didn't work on the Mini, the highest resolution I had ever used from the Mini was 1080i. But both of my Minis cannot output at 1080P24. As soon as they switch to that output resolution, they reboot.

So sbiller, what resolution is your Mini set to output? Are you able to output them at 1080P24(which is only pass through)? Or are your output resolutions set for 1080i and lower?

Ok. So it must not actually have anything to do with the 1080P24 stream, but with the output of the Mini. I just forced the output of the Mini to only 720P, by unchecking the other resolutions. Now when I play the test video, I can play the regular 1080P stream and the two SUperHD streams without issue. Since Amazon didn't work on the Mini, the highest resolution I had ever used from the Mini was 1080i. But both of my Minis cannot output at 1080P24. As soon as they switch to that output resolution, they reboot.

So sbiller, what resolution is your Mini set to output? Are you able to output them at 1080P24(which is only pass through)? Or are your output resolutions set for 1080i and lower?

The Mini where I was performing the primary testing was set to 720p. It turns out the other (3rd bedroom) TV is capable of 1080p. I enabled that as a video format and like you, as soon as the Super HD stream switched to 1080p, the Mini rebooted. I assume this one should be an easy one for TiVo to correct.

The Mini where I was performing the primary testing was set to 720p. It turns out the other (3rd bedroom) TV is capable of 1080p. I enabled that as a video format and like you, as soon as the Super HD stream switched to 1080p, the Mini rebooted. I assume this one should be an easy one for TiVo to correct.

I saw this this morning, tested it a bit, boom it crashes the box pretty quickly. Haven't tried forcing the TV to only do 720p, but I think there is a way to force the netflix stream to only do 720p so that might be easier.

I saw this this morning, tested it a bit, boom it crashes the box pretty quickly. Haven't tried forcing the TV to only do 720p, but I think there is a way to force the netflix stream to only do 720p so that might be easier.

Just uncheck 1080P24 as an output option for the TiVo Mini and it won't reboot. It will then play the 1080P streams, but the Mini will scale it down to 1080i or 720P for output.

My Mini doesn't even have the "Available From..." section on the Browse TV & Movies screen. It shows it is running software version 20.3.1-01-6-A92 and successfully connected to the network this morning.

I found where Hulu was disabled on the Premiere, turned all the video providers on, then rebooted the mini. Still no Netflix on the mini (Hulu+ did show up there). I guess rebooting the Premiere (will wait until nothing is recording) is my next thing to try.

You're not scaling down the resolution at all going from 1080P24 to 1080i, it's still 1920x1080 pixels. You're just changing the refresh/frame rate.

Actually it's a bit more complicated then that. Converting 1080p@24fps to 1080i@29.97fps requires a technique called telecine. You probably remember back in the DVD days when progressive DVD players used something called 3:2 pull down? Well that's also called reverse telecine. DVDs required 29.97fps interlaced video so movies were telecined during authoring to convert them from 24fps to 29.97fps. With BluRay and Netflix the source is left at 24fps so the playback device has to apply telecine on the fly for 1080i output. Since it's not an exact conversion it can cause some quality issues. So whenever possible you should use 1080p@24 for watching movies.

Yes you need a TV with a refresh rate of at least 120Hz otherwise a similar conversion is just happening inside the TV instead. With a 120Hz TV the math is even, they can simply display each frame for 5 cycles of the clock. With a 60Hz TV it's not even so they're back to using a 2:3 conversion to make it work out which can result in some stuttering, especially on smooth pans.

Actually it's a bit more complicated then that. Converting 1080p@24fps to 1080i@29.97fps requires a technique called telecine. You probably remember back in the DVD days when progressive DVD players used something called 3:2 pull down? Well that's also called reverse telecine. DVDs required 29.97fps interlaced video so movies were telecined during authoring to convert them from 24fps to 29.97fps. With BluRay and Netflix the source is left at 24fps so the playback device has to apply telecine on the fly for 1080i output. Since it's not an exact conversion it can cause some quality issues. So whenever possible you should use 1080p@24 for watching movies.

Thanks for preaching to the choir! ;-) I was trying to keep it simple. Refresh rates of 48, 72 and 96Hz work as well. I used to love setting up the old CRT projection systems with 48Hz to simulate movie theater film flicker! We at TAW, Inc. were one of, if not the first, consumer video companies to introduce these refresh rates as multiples of film's 24 Hz to get rid of judder. It was a feature in our TAW Rock+ scaler known as "Judder Terminator". Using the output of that device into the TAW-HD900 CRT at 48Hz was such a cool effect!

Amazon has a teaser logo making it look like it is supports Tivo but has a grayed disclaimer that Tivo is not supported ......... so why even have the logo there ?????

Yeah, I'm wondering if Amazon Prime instant will be available on the mini and not the Premiere. I may have to move the Mini into the bedroom and the Premiere to the basement if that's the case. May be that way since apps on the Premiere are so freakin slow.

I could see them releasing an Amazon Prime app for the Mini and new S5 only. They have much better hardware and should be able to run the app much better then the Premiere. If the hold up has anything to do with hardware then once the S5 is released I suspect we'll see something from Amazon.

Although I hope they retain some way to do the download method for rentals and purchases.

I could see them releasing an Amazon Prime app for the Mini and new S5 only. They have much better hardware and should be able to run the app much better then the Premiere. If the hold up has anything to do with hardware then once the S5 is released I suspect we'll see something from Amazon.

Although I hope they retain some way to do the download method for rentals and purchases.